Transforming a culture can be a daunting task and certainly requires more than can written in 1 blog post. However, there are a few items we notice in working in large-scale transformations over the past 3 years.Communication. Not a new aspect of cultural change, but...
How can organizations have their cake and eat it too? The phrases are very common:Break down the silos Data silos create barriers which impedes decision making Collaborate across all part of a businessHere is a fact: not everyone in a company can operate at the C-Level and make...
I had the opportunity to attend and present at The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) “Roadmapping Workshop on Measurement Science for Prognostics and Health Management of Smart Manufacturing Systems”. The focus of the conference in centered on processes and systems to help businesses...
Extraordinary Performance Delivering Industry-Specific Epicor Solutions, Support and Services to Customers WorldwideCHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sage Clarity LLC, a leader in best-of-breed supply chain and manufacturing solutions, announced it has earned Platinum Partner Status for the Americas in the Epicor® Inspired Partner Network. ...
A recent article in business insider highlights a very crucial shift in the thinking of IT and line-of-business executives in global 2000 businesses. While executives are embracing mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones for personal productivity, the adoption of these platforms for business use...
In the 5 (or so) months since we launched this blog, the most popular article discussed real-time KPIs. Since this post, we have received numerous requests focused around a “how do I get started theme”. If I have not gotten back to you yet, I...
It is nice to be noticed! We would like to thank CIO Review for including us in the list. We will not write a lengthy post, but we can provide some insight as to why we were chosen: Sage Clarity Provides Real Time Analytics Sage Clarity Provides a...
Back in 2012, Gartner Group stated that by 2014, fewer than 30% of business intelligence initiatives will align with enterprise business drivers. As we enter the final quarter of 2014, do we feel Gartner is right? The key question is how are organizations falling within...
IBM states that every day, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data. Just to put that amount of data into perspective, one quintillion is 10 to the 18th power. Doing some simple math, and assuming 5,000 companies generate that data evenly, we can guestimate that...
The old business adage “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” has been echoed throughout the halls of organizations for years. Many business metrics programs use this adage as a rallying cry. Once an organization determines what to measure, the next step is how to...
